Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher M. Greene, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott J. Anson P.E. P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Page 22.1248.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Restructuring the Robotics Laboratory and Enhancing the Robotics Curriculum at RIT AbstractThe Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology department at the RochesterInstitute of Technology has been involved in an ongoing effort to improve itsjunior/senior/graduate level Robotics in Manufacturing laboratory and curriculum. The previouslaboratory provided interesting challenges for the students to be able to get into the laboratoryspace and effectively use the equipment. The new laboratory exercises incorporate research ofselected robotics topics, new laboratory equipment, part